
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Town
- Speldhurst
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 81163
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Current location
At the extreme western edge of the churchyard
St Mary the Virgin Church
Speldhurst Hill
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0NN
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 55340 41550
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Gravestone
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR DEAR SON/ SPENCER J. PIPER/ ROYAL W. KENT REGT./ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ AUG. 29TH 1918, AGED 18 YEARS./ BURIED AT COMMECOURT, FRANCE./ (...)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Foenames, surname, date of death, manner of death, place of death, place of burial, regiment, relationship.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Commonwealth War Grave Commission - www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/590295/piper,-/
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